Virtual SNE: "Illegal value for cores per socket" error

Owned by Paul Hudson
Last updated: May 16, 2022
1 min read

During installation of the vSNE on ESXi, you may in some circumstances encounter an error like the one below:

VALUE_ILLEGAL: Illegal value for cores per socket 8 - it must divide number of cpus 4

If this error is displayed, please try unzipping the .ova file, then opening the virtual-sne.ovf file in a text editor like Notepad or Notepad++.

Then change the following line:

<vmw:CoresPerSocket ovf:required="false">8</vmw:CoresPerSocket>

to

<vmw:CoresPerSocket ovf:required="false">4</vmw:CoresPerSocket>

Note that the SHA-1 checksum for the .ovf file will need to be updated after this change is made, which can be done using a tool such as 7zip.

If the steps described above do not resolve the issue, please see https://calnexsolutions.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/KB/pages/1688502353

If the problem still persists after following the advice in both these articles, please contact support.sne@calnexsol.com